Armed Police........

[mackem 23,686]

Thought that would grab your attention,we used to lamp round whitburn as kids,there was very little gear on the land back then,how times have changed......

Armed police to patrol countryside around Whitburn over fears of increase in ‘lamping’
Armed police will be on patrol on land between Whitburn and South Shields
Armed police are getting set to patrol the countryside around Whitburn in response to damage to farms. The move is being taken after a rise in the number of complaints of land and crops being damaged in the area in recent times in the area between Whitburn and South Shields.
Police believe the damage is being caused out by those taking part in lamping - the night-time shooting of animals with the aid of strong spotlights - and hunting. Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing team have carried out a number of patrols in a bid to catch and gather evidence against those responsible. Now, to help them further they have called on the support the force’s firearms unit to patrol the area. The move was announced during a recent meeting of the East Shields and Whitburn Community Area Forum.Neighbourhood sergeant Julie Beattie said the force are keen to let residents know the reason why the firearms unit, if they are spotted, are in the area. Sergeant Beattie said: “There has been a rise in Whitburn or land and crops being damaged by people, we believe, are lamping and hunting on the land.
“We have done some work in the area and have some intelligence and we are doing some more digging into that. “But we have also called in the support of our firearms support unit to support us.”She added: “People will see firearms officers in the area. They are there because we are asking them to support us.“They drive bigger vehicles than us, but they do the same job as us.
“I wanted to let you all know as I don’t want people to be frightened if they see them in the area.“They are a police resource and we use them where we can.”The move has been supported by Marsden and Whitburn councillor, Coun Tracey Dixon .She said: “I have been made aware of what is happening and I am fully in support to what the police are doing to help protect our community and the farming community.”Northumbria Police run a Farmwatch scheme in rural areas, designed to alert people in the farming community to any criminal or suspicious activity.
It is also where crime prevention advice and appeals for information are made.For information on Farmwatch or to sign up to the scheme contact the area’s local policing team on 101.

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/armed-police-to-patrol-countryside-around-whitburn-over-fears-of-increase-in-lamping-1-8944218

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

At least there not putting Bullmastiffs on hunters these days for catching a feed.

[forest of dean redneck 11,183]

46 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

At least there not putting Bullmastiffs on hunters these days for catching a feed.

Nowadays you would be able to outrun a bullmastiff ?

[tatsblisters 7,915]

Wonder if their having the same crackdown on anti social behaviour in areas that come's under this police forces durastriction like council estates and shopping precints.

[riohog 5,621]

cant catch teroists  so shoot a few lampers  ..     ffs  chief constable wants his arse kicking  , get with the program  and deal with real crime ,,   madness!!

[Jerry71 269]

All the drug related crime, knife crime, nonses, terrorism going on around the UK and they want to waste tax payers cash looking for lampers. 

[keepdiggin 9,208]

Not so much for dogging lads more for the failed dog men aka shooters 

[samurai 178]

Armed Police ?, fkn unbelievable 

[poxon 5,555]

What a waste of our tax money instead of solving crime in the towns an city’s were real crime is happening there using there limited resources to sit about in the country side trying to catch poachers ffs

[poxon 5,555]

5 hours ago, Jerry71 said:

All the drug related crime, knife crime, nonses, terrorism going on around the UK and they want to waste tax payers cash looking for lampers. 

Unbelievable ain’t it fella 

[Black neck 15,161]

Why would they need armed police officers to deal with people running stuff with dog's 

[two crows 3,342]

they might not be running stuff they might be shooting it, but if I was shooting stuff ilegaly at night I would use night vision not a lamp, if you sin against poor farmers its worse than being terrorist.

[Black neck 15,161]

Night vision goggles for the dog's might work

[Maximus Ferret 2,055]

I'd like to know what their brief is. Will they shoot those who run? Will they shoot dogs?

[Igz 1,378]

Of course not unless your dog got a weapon in its hand running at them. Then it maybe season over. And not at you either unless there life was been threatened